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6~ of July 1851 and had an extremely boisterous passage of 8 days, when on the 14, we we cast our anchor in the [[ | 6~ of July 1851 and had an extremely boisterous passage of 8 days, when on the 14, [[we we?]] cast our anchor in the [[unknown]] of Port Orford and very soon thereafter we were all hands safely landed and permanently encamped | ||
No Indians appeared for some days although smokes and camp fires could be seen at any time in different directions up and down the coast | No Indians appeared for some days although smokes and camp fires could be seen at any time in different directions up and down the coast | ||
Working parties and hunting parties were soon organized and being a pretty good hunter and not much of a worker I was assigned to the latter. | Working parties and hunting parties were soon organized and being a pretty good hunter and not much of a worker I was assigned to the latter. | ||
The place soon began to assume a | The place soon began to assume a permanency, a strict guard being kept night and day, and the men at all times having their guns by their sides or within their immediate reach | ||
A small | A small white [[whale?]] boat had been brought up from Sanfrancisco to be used for hunting & fishing purposes | ||
The country along the Coast was rough and rugged, abrupt headlands | The country along the Coast was rough and rugged, abrupt headlands | ||
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6~ of July 1851 and had an extremely boisterous passage of 8 days, when on the 14, we we? cast our anchor in the unknown of Port Orford and very soon thereafter we were all hands safely landed and permanently encamped No Indians appeared for some days although smokes and camp fires could be seen at any time in different directions up and down the coast Working parties and hunting parties were soon organized and being a pretty good hunter and not much of a worker I was assigned to the latter. The place soon began to assume a permanency, a strict guard being kept night and day, and the men at all times having their guns by their sides or within their immediate reach A small white whale? boat had been brought up from Sanfrancisco to be used for hunting & fishing purposes The country along the Coast was rough and rugged, abrupt headlands